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About USU

The mission of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences is to educate, train and prepare uniformed services health professionals, officers and leaders to directly support the Military Health System, the National Security and National Defense Strategies of the United States and the readiness of our Armed Forces.

Academics

Since our first graduating class in 1982, the USU's MDs. Nurses and graduates in biomedical sciences provide exceptional service through service in the U.S. Military and civilian careers of distinction. Today, America's Medical School has 691 enrolled students and 5,043 graduates. Over 1,300 graduates in Biomedical Sciences lead aggressive research in medical research. Today's 663 graduates of the School of Nursing blend science, research and field training in advanced practice and PhD degrees. The USU's Postgraduate Dental College provides advanced degree's to the military's dental community, graduating 72 students since establishment.

Research At USU

The University's research program covers a range of clinical and other topics important to both the military and public health. Infectious diseases, trauma medicine, health maintenance, and cancer are areas of particular strength. Researchers are also making important new efforts in state-of-the-art fields that cut across disciplines, such as genomics, proteomics, and drug-delivery mechanisms.

Centers

USU is home to many different Centers and Institutes, which help advance the university's research, education and public service missions. Faculty members and students collaborate with other leading experts at USU's Centers and Institutes on projects that push incredible boundaries across manifold disciplines of biomedical science. Their work is shaping military medicine and world health in many positive, powerful ways.

Military At USU

The USU's military unique curriculum is supported by military professions from all services who teach USU's military and civilian students. All military personnel are supported by the USU Brigade, the Brigade staff are managed by the Military Personnel Office.

AFRRI At USU

AFRRI mission is to preserve the health and performance of U.S. military personnel and to protect humankind through research that advances understanding of the effects of ionizing radiation.

To these ends, the institute collaboratively researches the biological effects of ionizing radiation and provides medical training and emergency response to manage incidents related to radiation exposure.

Human Research Protections Program Office

The HRPPO is responsible for the implementation of the terms of the DOD Assurance for the Protection of Human Research Subjects and serves as the custodian of the DHHS Federal Wide Assurance (FWA) at USU. HRPPO is operationally within the Office of Regulatory Compliance under the Office of the Vice President of Research (VPR).

HRPPO Mission

The Human Research Protections Program Office supports the USU research community conduct human subjects research in accordance with applicable regulatory and ethical standards. The HRPPO operational processes are primarily dedicated, but not limited, to the administrative support and related activities of the two USU IRBs.

Services

The HRPPO provides the following services:

Provide training, information and implementation of ethical principles, guidance, instructions and regulations concerning the protection of humans as participants in research studies conducted by USU faculty, staff and students.

Provide administrative support for USU IRB I and Infectious Disease IRB.

Review and/or concur with submissions pertaining to non-human subjects research determinations and research determined to be exempt from IRB requirements by the Exempt Determination Official (EDO).

Conduct both internal and external inspections or audits of human research activities for protocols approved by the IRB.